Donald Trump sent Republican leadership a message during a
Wednesday rally in Atlanta: Stop talking.

After the presumptive Republican nominee called President Barack
Obama a "lousy negotiator except when it comes to the
Republicans," he laid into the GOP's elected officials.

"You know the Republicans — honestly folks, our leaders, our
leaders have to get tougher," he said. "This is too tough to do
it alone, but you know what I think I'm going to be forced to. I
think I'm going to be forced to. Our leaders have to get a lot
tougher."

And as a nod to some of the recent criticism he's received for
both his attacks against a federal judge based on the
judge's Mexican heritage and his response to the Orlando
massacre, Trump pleaded with party leaders to keep their mouths
shut.

"And be quiet," he continued. "Just please be quiet. Don't talk.
Please be quiet. Just be quiet ... because they have to get
tougher, they have to get sharper, they have to get smarter. We
have to have our Republicans either stick together or let me just
do it by myself."

In recent days, Trump's proposal for an indefinite ban on
Muslim immigration was rejected by top Republican House leaders,
including Speaker Paul Ryan and Majority Leader Kevin
McCarthy.

Sens. Lindsey Graham, Lamar Alexander, and Bob Corker also
expressed strong opposition to statements the New York
businessman made in the wake of the Orlando shooting.

"It wasn't the kind of response that I would expect when 50
people have perished," Corker said Tuesday, according
to an NBC News reporter. "You know, I think I've offered
words of public encouragement in important times and continue to
be discouraged by the results."

"I continue to be discouraged by the direction of the campaign
and the comments that are made," he continued. "And I did not
think yesterday's speech was the type of speech that one would
give who wants to lead this country through difficult times."